Rapid Action Battalion
- December 12, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Rapid Action Battalion
Subject – IR
Context – Bangladesh reacted sharply to the U.S. Treasury’s decision to sanction a special military and police task force for alleged human rights violations
Concept –
- Rapid Action Battalion or RAB, is an elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh Police.
- It consists of members of the Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh, Bangladesh Civil Service and Bangladesh Ansar.
- The Rapid Action Battalion has been criticized by rights groups for its use of extrajudicial killings and is accused of forced disappearances.
- Main activities and types of work done by RAB are:
- Counter-Terrorism
- Anti drugs
- Emergency help
- National common or annual needs